Sharon Baumgold

Sharon Baumgold consults, writes, and lectures extensively on California appellate writ practice.

Ms. Baumgold graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law in 1977. She spent nearly four decades as a writs attorney on the California Court of Appeal’s Second District. There, she reviewed, analyzed, and advised appellate justices on more than 10,000 appellate writ petitions in all areas of state law, including arbitration, probate law, employment, entertainment, government, insurance, real estate, as well as business and commercial litigation.

Ms. Baumgold has been the author and update author of the “Action Guide: Handling Civil Writs in the Courts of Appeal” every year of publication since 1992, including the latest edition. She chaired the Appellate Courts Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association for two years. Ms. Baumgold has presented on writs practice to the Los Angeles County Bar Association; California Center for Judicial Education and Research; Women Lawyers’ Association of Los Angeles; the Administrative Office of the Courts; the Beverly Hills Bar Association; and other groups. She has also published articles on writs for the Association of Business Trial Lawyers and in Los Angeles Lawyer.